Patrick Ryan

A brief introduction to the history, culture, geography, and people of China.

Should a man cry? Should he be emotional? Let's find out. This book was written ideally for men. It provides vital information on many of the challenging roles a man has to perform. It is also an important guide for women in relationships, young, unattached women, and women who are thinking of marriage. It will give you a good picture of what to look for in a man. It is a guide or a road map for any member of our society from teenage to adulthood....

Readers are introduced to the basic geography, topography, history, people, culture, climate, and industries of the island country of New Zealand. Children hear the names of distant lands on the evening news, but what are those places really like? How do their people live? What languages do they speak? What do they do for fun? Our Welcome to the World series gives young readers a simple, informative look at countries they hear about every day. With...

Readers are introduced to the basic geography, topography, history, people, culture, climate, and industries of the Republic of South Africa. Children hear the names of distant lands on the evening news, but what are those places really like? How do their people live? What languages do they speak? What do they do for fun? Our Welcome to the World series gives young readers a simple, informative look at countries they hear about every day. With vivid...

Readers are introduced to the basic geography, topography, history, people, culture, climate, and industries of the Republic of Poland. Children hear the names of distant lands on the evening news, but what are those places really like? How do their people live? What languages do they speak? What do they do for fun? Our Welcome to the World series gives young readers a simple, informative look at countries they hear about every day. With vivid photos,...

When their parents announce they are taking in a fellow student for a month, 16-year-old twins Kyle and Judy sit up and take notice. Kyle has just come out of the closet to his family and fears he'll never know what it is like to date a guy. Judy is pretending to be born-again to attract a boy who heads a Bible study group. And Garret Johnson is new in town-- a mysterious loner who claims to be a vampire. Both twins are intrigued.

"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016" Ryan Patrick Hanley holds the Mellon Distinguished Professorship in Political Science at Marquette University. He is the author of Adam Smith and the Character of Virtue and the editor of the Penguin Classics edition of Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments. The essential guide to the life, thought, and legacy of Adam Smith Adam Smith (1723–90) is perhaps best known as one of the first...

Ryan Patrick Hanley is professor of political science at Boston College. He is the author of Adam Smith and the Character of Virtue and the editor of Adam Smith: His Life, Thought, and Legacy (Princeton) and the Penguin Classics edition of Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an...

A single mother moves to a new town where she meets the man of her dreams who may be hiding some very dark secrets.